Living in America (soundtrack version)
~ Recording by James Brown
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.3 | Living in America (LP version) | 4:40 | James Brown | Living in America | James Brown | Single |
| Scotti Bros. Records | 4Z9 05310 |
| 1.2 | Living in America | 4:45 | James Brown | Rocky IV | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Scotti Bros. Records | 290-40-040 |
| 1.6 | Living in America | 4:43 | James Brown | Rocky IV: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Scotti Bros. Records | 72392-75240-2 |
| 1.6 | Living in America | 4:43 | James Brown | Rocky IV: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Scotti Bros. Records | ZK 40203 |
| 1.6 | Living in America | 4:40 | James Brown | Rocky IV: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Scotti Bros. Records | SZ 40203 |
| 1.6 | Living in America | 4:40 | James Brown | Rocky IV: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| CANYON (imprint of CANYON RECORDS INC.) | D32Y0052 |
| 1.8 | Living in America | 4:44 | James Brown | Raised on Rock: 80's Rock U.S. | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Knight Records (UK compilations/reissues, division of Castle Music) | RORCD 17006 |
| 1.3 | Living in America | 4:42 | James Brown | The Rocky Story | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
| Scotti Bros. Records | 848 242-2 |
| 1.3 | Living in America | 4:42 | James Brown | The Rocky Story | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
| Scotti Bros. Records | 5201-2-SB |
| 1.3 | Living in America | 4:42 | James Brown | The Rocky Story | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
| 9210572 | |
| 1.17 | Living in America | 4:43 | James Brown | Sex Machine: The Very Best of James Brown | James Brown | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 845 828-2 |
| 1.5 | Living in America | 4:40 | James Brown | Film Parade 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 845 508-2 |
| 1.17 | Living in America | 4:43 | James Brown | Sex Machine: The Very Best of James Brown | James Brown | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation), PolyGram Australia | 845 828-2 |
| 1.3 | Living in America | 4:42 | James Brown | The Rocky Story | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
| Scotti Bros. Records | 848 242-2 |
| 1.6 | Living in America | 4:42 | James Brown | Rocky IV: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Volcano Records (US label) | 32014-2 |
| 1.5 | Living in America | 4:43 | James Brown | Movie Hits - 16 Block Busting Movie Smashes | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations) | TCD 2615 |
| 2.13 | Living in America | 4:42 | James Brown | Now That’s What I Call Music! 1986 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| NOW (bogus label for the UK series; please use the actual record company logos) | CDNOW1986 |
| 1.18 | Living in America | 4:42 | James Brown | 18 Soul Classics from the 70’s & 80’s, Vol. 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Pickwick Music (UK imprint, subsidiary of Pickwick International Inc. (GB) Ltd.) | PMP 104 |
| 1.1 | Living in America | 4:43 | James Brown | Ciné Dancing 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 74321199632 |
| 1.19 | Living in America | 4:42 | James Brown | Cold Sweat - Best (Remastered) | James Brown | Album + Compilation |
| Vereinigte Motor‐Verlage GmbH & Co. KG (do not use this as an imprint!), Phono Music Zounds (German Label releasing digitally remastered "Best Of CDs" within the ZOUNDS Best Of Series.) | 27200576 B |
| 1.2 | Living in America | 4:44 | James Brown | World Hits 1986 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) | 550 711-2 |
| 1.14 | Living in America | 4:43 | James Brown | Drive Time 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Dino Entertainment | DINCD 99 |
| 2.15 | Living in America | 4:43 | James Brown | Most Wanted Movie Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Most Wanted Entertainment AB | MCD-33928 |
| 2.12 | Living in America | 4:44 | James Brown | The Very Best of Pop Music 1985–86 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Egmont Music Club | EMC8586010 |
| 1.1 | Living in America | 4:44 | James Brown | Living in America: American Superstars | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 007 04 22 |
| 2.12 | Living in America | 4:41 | James Brown | Magic Funk | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 563746 2 |
| 1.6 | Living in America | 4:44 | James Brown | Working for a Living | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.1 | Living in America | 4:43 | James Brown | 1986 - Die Stars - Die Hits - Die Facts | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 39623 4 |
| 2.4 | Living in America | 4:42 | James Brown | Donna's Dansfolie 85-86-87 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 28-489174-10 |
| 1.15 | Living in America | 4:43 | James Brown | The Very Best of James Brown | James Brown | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 555 189-2 |
| 1.7 | Living in America | 4:43 | James Brown | Now That’s What I Call Music! 1986: The Millennium Series | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 5 20271 2 5, NOWMIL 1986 |
| 1.13 | Living in America | 4:44 | James Brown | Sex Machine | James Brown | Album + Compilation |
| Universe (compilations – attention, some releases may be bootlegs) | 3357 |
| 1.1 | Living in America | 4:44 | James Brown | Living in America | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Falcon Neue Medien | 3958 |
| 1.17 | Living in America | 4:44 | James Brown | The Godfather: The Very Best of James Brown | James Brown | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 589841-2 |
| 2.16 | Living in America | 4:44 | James Brown | The Very Best of Fantastic 80s! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music TV | STVCD166 5127632000 |
| 1.17 | Living in America | 4:44 | James Brown | Best Collection | James Brown | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | UICZ-1086 |
| 2.19 | Living in America | 4:43 | James Brown | Hot City Nights | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | STVCD167 |
| 2.12 | Living in America | 4:45 | James Brown | School Reunion: The 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Box Music (Polish Label), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 5 91525 2 3, VTDCD 544 |
| 1.14 | Living in America | 4:44 | James Brown | The Eighties Movie Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Crimson (UK budget comps; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.) | CRIMCD389 |
| 2.9 | Living in America | 4:42 | James Brown | Back to the Movies: Hits From the Flix | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD 611 |
| 1.22 | Living in America | 4:45 | James Brown | Gold: Greatest Hits | James Brown | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 0249820281 |
| 1.10 | Living in America | 4:42 | James Brown | Absolute Movie Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.17 | Living in America | 4:43 | James Brown | Sex Machine: The Very Best of James Brown | James Brown | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (British label, see annotation) | 0602498313411, 845 828-2 |
| 1.6 | Living in America | 4:42 | James Brown | Rocky IV: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Volcano Records (US label) | |
| 1.6 | Living in America | 4:44 | James Brown | Rocky IV: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Volcano Records (US label) | 82876 75989 2 |
| 2.12 | Living in America | 4:42 | James Brown | The Very Best of Back to the Movies | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD820 |
| 3.15 | Living in America | 4:43 | James Brown | Cinema Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | |
| 1.7 | Living in America | 4:45 | James Brown | Rocky Balboa: The Best of Rocky | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | |
| 1.4 | Living in America | 4:45 | James Brown | Rocky Balboa: The Best of Rocky | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | 09463-76267-2-6 |
| 3.4 | Living in America | 4:43 | James Brown | Classic Cuts Presents: 80’s Night: The Ultimate DJ Collection: Special Stereo Wide Edition 16 CD Box | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Music Factory (UK promotional remix service) | |
| 1.4 | Living in America | 4:41 | James Brown | Classic Cuts Presents: 80s Night: The Ultimate DJ Collection: B to D | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Music Factory (UK promotional remix service) | BX014 |
| 1.6 | Living in America | 4:44 | James Brown | Rocky IV: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Volcano Records (US label) | 82876 75989 2 |
| 2.1 | Living in America | 4:43 | James Brown | Superstars und ihre Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Falcon Neue Medien | 35061/1, 35061/2, 35061/3 |
| 1.4 | Living in America | 4:43 | James Brown | Absolute Movies | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Crimson (UK budget comps; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.) | CRIMCD640 |
| 4.15 | Living in America | 4:42 | James Brown | 100% Disco | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Belgium | 2425322, 2425332, 2425342, 2425352, 2425362 |
| 1.19 | Living in America | 4:45 | James Brown | The Greatest Songs of the 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| NMC Music (Israeli label owned by NMC Music Ltd., fka CBS Records Ltd. until 1988) | 21055-2 |
| 5.12 | Living in America | 4:44 | James Brown | 80 was prachtig! Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697603272 |
| 4.3 | Living in America | 4:43 | James Brown | Elokuvien 100 suosituinta | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 88697638002 |
| 1.14 | Living in America | 4:42 | James Brown | The Ultimate 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 88697562282 |
| 4.3 | Living in America | 4:42 | James Brown | Elokuvien 100 suosituinta | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | |
| 1.86 | Living in America (from “Rocky IV” soundtrack) | 4:42 | James Brown | 80s 100 Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) | |
| 1.86 | Living in America | 4:41 | James Brown | 100 Hits of the ’80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) | |
| 3.9 | Living in America | 4:10 | James Brown | Big Tunes: Back 2 the 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony CMG (subsidiary of SME UK, add only UK releases) | 88697655342 |
| 1.4 | Living in America | 4:43 | James Brown | 101 Soul Anthems | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI TV | VTDCDX 1016 |
| 1.16 | Living in America | 4:44 | James Brown | Pure… 80s Dance Party | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.16 | Living in America | 4:44 | James Brown | Pure… 80s Dance Party | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697906892 |
| 3.10 | Living in America | ?:?? | James Brown | Cooking Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 887654544926 |
| 4.16 | Living in America | 4:44 | James Brown | Pure… Fitness | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88765473372 | |
| 1.7 | Living in America | 4:44 | James Brown | Pure… America | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 88697906922 | |
| 4.15 | Living in America | 4:41 | James Brown | Pure… 80s Soul Grooves | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | 88883750582 |
| 1.31 | Living in America (from “Rocky IV” soundtrack) | 4:43 | James Brown | 80 Totally 80s Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 3.18 | Living in America | 4:43 | James Brown | A Night at the Movies | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 8843032012 |
| 3.19 | Living in America (radio edit) | 4:43 | James Brown | Najlepsze Hity Dla Ciebie Filmowe | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Magic Records (Poland) | 535 507 6 |
| 2.13 | Living in America | 4:43 | James Brown | The Time of My Life: The Greatest Hits of the Movies | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88875006042 |
| 1.7 | Living in America | 4:44 | James Brown | Ultimate: Movies | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.13 | Living in America | 4:43 | James Brown | Ultimate 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony CMG (subsidiary of SME UK, add only UK releases), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88875085602 |
| 1.7 | Living in America | 4:43 | James Brown | Ultimate Movies | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88875085822 |
| 4.6 | Living in America | 4:42 | James Brown | Ultimate Fitness | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Sony CMG (subsidiary of SME UK, add only UK releases) | 88875147892 | |
| 2.19 | Living in America | 4:45 | James Brown | Stars 80: La Compil’ Officielle | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| TF1 Musique | 06025 4726004 8 |
| 1.13 | Living in America | 4:43 | James Brown | Ultimate 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | CDSM623 |
| 1.23 | Living in America | 4:42 | James Brown | Eighties Blockbusters | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Ministry of Sound | MOSCD 460 |
| 2.3 | Living in America | 4:41 | James Brown | Eighties Blockbusters | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Ministry of Sound | MOSCD460 |
| 1.8 | Living in America | 4:42 | James Brown | The Classic 80s Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88985440422 |
| 5.3 | Living in America | 4:43 | James Brown | 100 Hits: The Best Eighties Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Demon Music Group | DMGN 100 204 |
| 3.7 | Living in America | 4:43 | James Brown | 80s Car Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| DMG TV | DMGTV075 |
| 3.7 | Living In America | 4:43 | James Brown | Haynes Ultimate Guide to the 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Haynes Owner’s Workshop Manuals, Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 19075834902 |
| 1.20 | Living in America | 4:41 | James Brown | 100 Hits: American Anthems | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Demon Music Group, Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | DMGN100229 |
| 2.11 | Living in America | 4:42 | James Brown | The Best 80s Groove Album in the World... Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) | 5388534 |
| 1.14 | Living in America | 4:42 | James Brown | The Best Movie Hits Album in the World Ever | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 5387341 |
| 2.6 | Living in America (from Rocky IV soundtrack) | 4:43 | James Brown | #1 US Anthems | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023) | 19439882852 |
| 1.72 | Living in America (from “Rocky IV” soundtrack) | 4:44 | James Brown | BBQ Classics: Best of 70s 80s 90s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.51 | Living in America (From “Rocky IV” Soundtrack) | 4:42 | James Brown | Vintage Summer Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 2.5 | Living in America | 4:44 | James Brown | Film Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.4 | Living in America (Rocky) | 4:48 | James Brown | Ciné Hits: Les Plus Grandes Musiques de films | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Philips, Phonogram | 515 420-2 |
| 3.15 | Living in America (Rocky 4) | 4:43 | James Brown | Cinema Hits: The Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | 88697033092 |
| 2.9 | Living in America | 4:43 | James Brown | Radio Contact 30 ans : Best of Années 80 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697639732 |
| 1.16 | Living in America | 4:44 | James Brown | I Love 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Πρώτο Θέμα | 88697906892 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.45 | Living In America (From :Rocky IV: Soundtrack) | 4:43 | James Brown | Music from HBO's Watchmen | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
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| 1.7 | Living in America | 4:44 | James Brown | Get the Power | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.3 | Living in America | 4:46 | James Brown | 83 | James Brown | Album + Compilation | |||
Relationships
| assistant engineer: | Jeff Lord‐Alge |
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| engineer: | Chris Lord‐Alge |
| producer: | Dan Hartman |
| bass guitar: | T.M. Stevens (US bass player Thomas Michael Stevens) |
| guitar: | Dan Hartman Stevie Ray Vaughan |
| horn: | Crispin Cioe Bob Funk (trombonist, trumpet player) Arno Hecht (American saxophonist) Hollywood Paul Litteral The Uptown Horns (US horn section, formed in 1980) |
| keyboard: | Dan Hartman |
| membranophone: | Ray Marchica |
| background vocals: | Dan Hartman T.M. Stevens (US bass player Thomas Michael Stevens) |
| lead vocals: | James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) |
| mash-ups: | And If You Don’t Believe Me Just Watch (Starship Funk remix) by DJ Funk U Up |
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| recording of: | Living in America |
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Related works
Living in America
| writer: | Dan Hartman Charlie Midnight |
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| publisher: | April Music Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30) Janiceps Music Second Nature Music, Inc. UA Music Inc. United Lion Music Inc. |
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| later parody versions: | Living With a Hernia |
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